Find your inner-Olympian with these mental tricks
With cameras in every direction and immense pressure to perform for their country, it’s an absolute wonder how Olympic athletes perform as well as they do. Executing at such optimal levels takes the right mindset, which is why many athletes use pre-routine behaviors and mental-tricks to boost Read More...
This new apartment building has an ‘Uber room’ to wait for your ride
There was the building in D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood that tried to lure new tenants with a communal English bulldog that everyone could call their own. Then there are the rooftop dog parks, pools and gardens on buildings in neighborhoods where D.C.’s newest residents flock to pay $2,000 for a Read More...
Four reasons to practice mindfulness during pregnancy
Mothers-to-be don’t spend their entire 40 weeks of pregnancy glowing radiantly; there are also midnight worries, endless shopping lists, and swollen feet. Somewhere around 18 percent of women are depressed during pregnancy, and 21 percent have serious anxiety. Research is starting to suggest Read More...
Apple says all 14 final assembly sites in China now zero-waste
Apple has announced that all 14 of its final assembly plants in China are now zero-waste compliant, meaning that none of the waste is sent to landfill. Waste products are instead recycled, re-used, composted or burned to generate energy. Typically, paper and cardboard are sent to paper mills for Read More...
Norwegian oil firms plan carbon emissions cut in decade to 2030
Norwegian oil and gas companies plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2.5 million tonnes in the decade to 2030 as part of efforts to rein in global warming, the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association said on Wednesday. Statoil said it would account for 2 million tonnes of the total cuts planned for Read More...
Conservation efforts pay off as coral reef bursts with life once again
On the floor of a remote island island lagoon halfway between Hawaii and Fiji, a giant reef site named Coral Castles that had been declared dead in 2003 is teeming with life once again. For conservationists, the magnificent news of the revival of this reef raises a serious question: If this coral Read More...
This tiny device disinfects water using solar energy
Clean water isn’t option for people in many parts of the world, but a new device half the size of a postage stamp may change that. Developed by researchers at Stanford University, the device can harness the power of the sun to disinfect a container of water in as fast as 20 minutes. All you have Read More...
There has never been a better time to invest in climate action
The world is in a bit of a flux at the moment. The Paris agreement has yet to be ratified, the U.S election is up in the air and the consequences of Brexit have yet to be determined. And yet despite this degree of uncertainty, there has never been a better time to invest in climate action. Interest Read More...
Twitter analysis shows that most Americans welcome refugees
The U.S. is a country built on immigrants—many of them, at some point in time, were refugees of some kind. That’s why the anti-refugee rhetoric that has entered American politics doesn’t fit. But an interesting analysis of Twitter tweets shows that a majority of Americans still support Read More...
Here are some activities that give you the benefits of meditation, without sitting still
Mindfulness meditation isn’t necessarily for everyone. After all, it can be very difficult to sit still for a long period of time in silence. Luckily, there are a number of activities that don’t require you to stay still that will give you a similar meditative effect, which can help ease stress Read More...